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THE ASHBURN ADVANCE
Published every Friday.
H. D. SMITH, - Editor
00L. B. B. WHITE DISCUSSES THE
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY
THE GEORGIA BAH
ASSOCIATION.
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Editor Advance:—The Geor¬
gia Bur Association havo adopted
certain resolutions, and havo ap-
pointed a committee to present
them to the next general assembly
the resolutions as adopted are as
follows;
1 That criminal pieadings
should bo amendable.
2 That the state and the de¬
fendant in criminal oases should
be put upon an equality in the
challenges of jurors.
S That prisoners who desire to
make any statements on their own
behalf shall do so under oath and
subject, tocross examination, that
in lieu of the right to make a
statement, as is now practiced,
the defendant shall have the
right to he sworn as a witness in
his own behalf.
4 That, the president shall ap¬
point a special committee of
nine, of which Judge George llil-
lyer, of Atlanta, shall be chair-
man, to present the draft bills
the resold-
tions to tho next, general
bly, and shall urge the adoption
thereof.
5 That said committee be and
is hereby requested to present to
the next meeting of this associa¬
tion a report covering tho whole
subject of needed reforms iu the
criminal and ils administration,
and shall cause to be printed and
mailed to c. rb member of this
association thirty days before the
next meeting a copy of said re¬
port.
I doubt the wisdom of the pas¬
sage of these resolut ions by the
association and I apprehend that
when the general assembly under¬
takes to consider tho advisability
of adopting them they will read¬
ily discover their conflict, with
that provision of the constitution
of tho state which declares that
the right, of trial by jury shall
remain inviolate, ‘‘Modern
thought earnest and free as it. is,
is a foe to prejudice, it investi¬
gates all things—art, science,
politics, law; ancient faiths, prec¬
edents—seeking to value each strike, of
- ■*“ ,,r * lo
down abuses, and remove obsta-1
clesto needed reforms.” Our
penal laws as they now exist, are
iu my bumble opinion sufficient
if those charged with the enforce¬
ment, thereof, will but discharge
their duty? the press through¬
out the state has discussed at
length divers and sundry reme¬
dies for the prevention of lynch-
ings, the legislature in 181*3,
which was composed of many
able men—passed a law, having
for its object the prevention of
mob violence, tho law is embod¬
ied in code 185*5 volume 111 sec¬
tion 856 it, reads: “\V lionover
an y officer, charged with the duty
of preserving the peace and oxo~
cutingthe lawful warrants of this
state, has knowledge of any vio¬
lence attempted to be perpetrated
upon any citizen of this state by
mob violence and without due
authority of law, it shall be bis
duty to summons to bis assistance
either in writing or verbally,
when necessary, any of tho citi-
ze ns of the neighborhood ( >r
county, whose duty it shall bo
to prevent such mob violence, if
in their power to prevent it. jj
shall be tlie duty of the sheriff or
other officer charged with this
duty, and of the posse summoned
as aforesaid of iho suppressing
a riot or preventing mob violence
to arrest tbe persons engaged in
tlic same and put them in common
jail of tho county, or other
of safety, to be dealt with as the
law directs, and any person so
engaged in nobbing or lynching
any citizen of this state without
.lue process of law shall be
isbed by imprisonment in the
penitentiary for not less than
one nor longer than twenty years
and should death result from
such mob violence, thou tbe per¬
son causing said death shall bv*
subject to indictment and trial
for the offense of murder. Do
lynchingsoccur because of a mis-
cariage or delay of justice
the criminal alone? No but
causo of the failure to enforce the
for.s»in..,e,from ISM
t}83 Georgia J '* <*heve had 7o 1c-
gal executions and 0(5 lynching*
liow many fiersons wore tried
since tlie passage of act of 185*8
(section 05(5 of code 1805) for it*
violation—and how many, if any
havo been convicted? I don’t
know whether any member of the
mob that went, into the courthouse
at Columbus and took the
out from the custody of the court
mid hung him Ins ev.. I.eon pros-
ecutcd or not, they
did not hang him tie muse of any
fear that speedy justice would
not be done the negro, wus it be¬
cause they feared a miscarriage < f
justice, being meted out to tie
negro or because they had no,
fear of the law lining enforced as
to their acts? No doubt th/fo is
a failure of just ice iu man/crimi
nal cases and many, to/ in civil
cases, the only remod that will
serve to prevent d yia ys in dispo¬
sition of ci imiigd cases that, I can
conceive of, is that suggested by
Mr. Justice Brewer of the United
States /prenie Court, in a recent
address before tne American Bur
Association, at Detroit, be urged
as a remedy an extensive revis¬
ion of the entire judicial system,
to the extent oven of taking away
from all courts authority to dis¬
turb the verdict of a jury in crimi- | j
nal unless the honesty of ;
cases,
the jury could be successfully irn-
peached, or the character of the
case changed by the discovery of
new and important, facts. That j
there is a growing demand for a
reform in our civil proccedure,
all of us are free to admit, it is a
bard tiling for a commercial law-
yer to explain to a non resident
client, why it is, under the law
governing our superior courts, a
man who owes a debt (if a $1,000
or $1,500, and lias no defense to it
is given six months or more in or¬
der to find out whether he owes
the debt and to get ready behave
a judgement, rendered against
him, t his ana many other exam¬
ples might be mentioned as ( ] e .
fects in our civil proceed ure. j
trust that the legal machinery of
our grand old state will continue
its grinding, and wlien the
,r»l -Lull „n,l.r.»k. u .
reform,,!..... llml it will
it by ... tho oil of - i Imp- lft
it,, as were,
I'--................. -.....
it, will continue to bo driven by
the great piston rods of thought.
In conclusion I am reminded of
a homely proverb which contains
a great, deal of that, common
sense which is such an uncommon
f/lftlHn f m.. Ill ••bite off
.»«
more than wo can chow” I would
suggest, to those who would un-
dertako to reform our laws civil
or penal tne wisdom of aforesaid
proverb.
B. B. White.
REGULAR TRILBIES.
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Irwin county promises to cele¬
brate the coming fall with a re¬
moval campaign. If Fitzgerald
will give us a pair of horses anu a
Yankee girl, we will go over and
take a hind.—(lake the girl's
hand.)—Ashburn Advance.
Come over, Bro. Advance, and
take your pick. Nothing small
about, us but our feet, and in this
soil they keep forging ahead.—
Fitzgerald Leader.
No particular difference about
the size of tho feet, so they are
kept low. Hold them down till
we can get there, and orange blos¬
soms will doubtless be needed.
1 don’t know what 1 would ‘1
without some friends and some
enemies.
For the contribi iton basket -
Men who work I t hours of the 24
| must sleep 8.
The time lias come when men
jarenot equal in the sight of the
, law. Dollars are equal.
Ho is a mean man who tells all
| of his neighbors "bat e\ii> »' >
j *avs about them.
Fault-finders should be remin¬
ded occasionally that people are
| sometimes mistaken.
Tbe Pavo Herald wants a Snn-
day mail. Many of us want
things ve d in t need,
Advertising failures aie often
followed bv business failures,
says Pic.-s and Printer.
That Gen, Evans crowd in A'-
lanta tried to get Gen, Gordon out
' for the next governor. The usual
luck befell them,
The t’ordele Herald has ha l an-
j other tit. And if shocked tbe lr-
win County la'cal and the Worth
1 ...... No,.. t'ongratula’ions.
boy*! Uft 7 y° u ,,evcr liave b °y 0
ty raise.
Homo men’s memory get rusty
ag hooii as they get in debt,
No man was ever justly asham'
«d of keeping the golden rule/
The State Board of Pharmacy is
after t j, e adulterators pfmedicine
a()( j (,| l0rflJ w i, 0 are oiling drugs
w ,t|, 0 :it u license/Many a mer-
clia|lt ln tfcis ate will lave to
leavo of! soLHng poison medicine.
‘'McWidey's prosperity” was
handed out to nine states Mon¬
day^ morning. The miners of
4fit many states, 250,000 in num¬
ber with a pay roll of nearly a
quarter of a million dollars a day,
walked out on a strike. Will
they vote for McKinley again?
J s p't >1. Simpler—the original
Jot -bo of gallant fame, is at full-
mast on h gli tide with the «iris He
is giving ti:o boys wb > contcmpla?
matrimony no end of trouble, He
walks awa> with tin-grace of a ban
tarn and c ><> ilu.* fniristat will,
He pen bes on the topmost branch of
social standing and refuses to be dis¬
turbed. The ladies know him—<>f
course ih> y know him—we all bnow
thoi*e love u . And tie b e. , know
him -some of ill mi 1 .v -
lie -\\ inis in (loop water while other-
paddle around the (dro. Joe is it
winner. Can iveg. i rid of him fot
Suppose* v/c -end him off
1 ,, sc |,, 1( ,|. Would a tree scholnr-lup
be any in lucernem! H he s ays here
'hogii Is wi I stay s'ug'e. Let dr
buolic or- call a m vting and d> vi-c
go.ne pllln.
Now is iho t ine to subscribe.
For ( all kiiid- of simkiag tobacco
(0 Wwlkoi s.’
F r keg pickier, go to Walker’s,
STOP, READ THIS!!
Did you know that Tuesday of
ea ch weok was bargain day at,
'" 0 ^liable firm of Jeffrey & Roo-
bin’s? They have the best and
most, complete stock of Dry Goods
Notions, Etc , in the city, and
are offering greatly reduced pri-
‘ es 0,1 ^ uosday of each week.
Head some of their offers for bar-
gain day below:
Y™ «a" «ct Id yard, , of rat I. ct
“ c '" «
of 5 ct litflit A calico for 20 cts, ’ 10
, .. ...
yards of 5 ct Kimllie for 32 cts.
REMEMBER Tuesdays only.
I’onty of lemons to squeeze
walker's
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NOTICE.
From and after this date tbe
rates will bo charged
for the tiso of this “phone. » v
To all homo stations, 5 cts
J. S. Sliingler, (3 “phones”) 10
Worth, Ga., 15 ”
Sy co more, Ga., 15 ”
W. A. Shingler’s, 25 ”
T. J. Shingler’s, 25 ”
Customers may use any “poline
the system.
By order of the board of di-
rectors.
Approved.
S. B. Hudson.
G. M.
July, 8th 1897.
OFFICIAL ADVERTISING,
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Aotico to Debtors and Creditors.
All persons having Howard, demands agntnst the or-
tate nf Nelsn T Into of worth ‘our.TA ,
deceased. their drmauds niv hereby tho untlorsignctl notilUnl t«* r o U r ;r;
to .... H voram*
“m«Ko
incut <i w, HOwaKD
81 » Ailin'r Nelson T Ho wart., tltvoasiM,
L’KCKIVOH’S S \LK.
i tide! on order from non, IV. N; Speniv,
Judge of tho superior court of the xlbany,
oirouit, a in n tod June S4th 18SI7: : will soil for
Uriah, ill duly imblle 20 ourory. th. lssU; In worth, worlh County
(la;, on oomuteiielng at II
o'uiouk hi m; one Louomotlvo Ki gtnei no; 88
ns tho property of the hue firm of Cowan
csry a Co;
No .ltd good until oonttrinodhy said judge
whluhtt l 1 tie heard on the 22nd of July, lain,
at camtlliH. tin;
Receiver, <1 S; NELSON;
Cowan, I'sry A Co:
1QCTS t. n works an l then stopped. The old
rolluWo Vnnkoo Make, lt» pawvs weekly,
filled with stories of fun, lovo and thrilling
talcs v’t udvontutv, Nend 10 el*.In stamps for
wwksulc trial to Yankee llla lo, Brooks, My
ii iV t
^ i'-S-;-; j£ e ,',v
% I ^ I
g * IK
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WK BUY OUR JEWELRY
It. A. WIIIURY. HE HAS A LOT
I'LtK'KS AND M A\1U.>I.I\S
iHK ROAD
SECOND ANNUAL,
1WM
IIELI) AT VALDOSTA, JULY, 13, 14 15 aba 10'
TO BE led-
Gordon will be there and will deliver liis famous
Gen. John B.
ure THE LAST DAYS OF THE CONFEDERACY.
ems/i wmm
$1050 prizes for horse races. $400 prizes for Bicycle races. $.300
prizes for Baseball—Low rates on all railroads.
tfssiai $&&&&&&
of the week will he bycicle races, horse races, base ball between the
leading clubs of Georgia and Florida, and a re-union of the Confed¬
erate Veterans. For the horse races, entries have come from At¬
lanta, Charleston, H. C. Savannah, Macon and other places, and it
assured that some of the best racing ever seen in this section wil
occur on Valdosta’s new race track, just completed at a cost of $5000
In addition to the above, there will be any number of air
open
attractions among them tbe bycicle parades, Carnival parade &c.
The citizens of Valdosta will turn over the keys of the city to the
visitors, and they may be assured of a hearty welcome.
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DEALERS II
YELLOW PINE LUM8E
ASHBURN, GA.
All orders for
Laths .Shingles, Staves
Car Sills, liridge Stuff
Flooring, Moulding, Brackets
Ceiling, Etc.,
will receive prompt
0AN DRESS ANYTHING TO 18X30.
Wre cary a well selected and
assorted stock of
D.*y Goods, ^Hardware
Groceries, Etc.
11 in need of anything in
Clothing,
SUCH AS
MEN’S AND BOYS’ SBITS,
We can fit, you
We Have a Nice Stock of
LAD IES’ DRESS GOODS
AND TRIMMINGS.
we would be pleased to sho >.
the ladies of Ashburn and snr
rounding country.
Tunks, Valises, amt ’Satchel
Our * CANDIES are
FRESH AND FINE
CS" FLOUR,
MEAT,
er grits,
•r rice,
«r SUGAR,
&r COFFEE,
§& MEAL,
And in fact any and everything
tnat is kept in a first-class grocery
house can be had at our Large,
Brick 8tore as cheap as the cheap-
est.
We carry a f u l] l ine of Furniture.
UP STAIRS
Oor stock of Shoes is Complete
with a specialty of Ladies’
and Children’s Fine
Sunday Wear.
We also handle the best brands
oi’
Cigars, Tobacco, Snuff, Etc.
Full line of the best makes
QJ STOVES NOW ON HAND.
All kinds of Stock Food at
Reasonable Prices.
The citizens of Ashburn
surrounding and
invited country are cordially
to call and inspect
our
stock.
We have a Wagon Yard
and
Stalls, Feed Troughs, Etc., for the
convenience of our customers
pecially. es
*®spectfntt a
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J fi BETTS 8c C Q
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Dr. J. P. GARlWER.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Calls answered promptly
day and night.
Special attention given to dis
eases of women and children.
Residerce at the Hicks place.
Ashburn, - - Georgia.
Dr. J. F. GREGORY, &CO.,
—(SPECIA LISTS.)—
Rupture. Catarrh, Rectal Disuses
Hemorrhoids, (Piles) Fistulas Cured
NO KNIFE, NO PAIN.
Room No 1.
Heard Building
COKDELE, Ga ,
107, Cotton Avr.,
Macon, Ga.
WARREN L. STORY,
Physician and Surgeon,
Sycamore, Ga.
Diseases of Nose and Throat.
DR. W. J. TURNER,
Physician and Surgeon,
Ashburn, Georgia.
Special Attention Given to Dis
eases of Women and Children.
Office in Room No. 2, Betts Building,
Residence; W, A, Shingler’s.
Calls Answered Day orj Night.
Telephone No, 18.
DR. T. H. THRASHER,
Physician and Surgeon,
Ashburn, Georgia.
General Practice Solio tod.
Office ln the Christian Building,
C. E. WALKER,
Physician and Surgeon,
Sycamore, Georgia.
GEO. W. COOPER,
DENTIST,
Ashburn, Georgia,
Office, Room No, 4, Betts Building.
W. B. CONE, D. D. S.
I Make a Specialty of Crowns
Bridges and Replantations.
Teeth Extracted Without Pain,
Ashburn, . • . Georgia.
W. T. WILLIAMS,
Attorney at Law.
Land and Collections
Sycamore Georgia
Z. Bass, A, J- Davis
BASS & DAVIS.
Attorneys at Law
Ashburn, Georgia
R'-al Eslalo and Collections.
Prompt attention l all business
placed in our hand;*.
B. B. WHITE,
Attoruey and Ceuncellor at Law.
Ashburn, Georgia.
Will practice in all the Courts,
State and Federal.
J. G POLHILL,
Attorney at Law.
Sylvester, - Georgia.
Practice in all the courts.
Patronage Solicited.
HAWKINS & McKENZIE
Attorneys at Law
e Building, Rooms 4 and 5.
Cordelb, - Georgia*
Prompt attention given to all tiusi QCSS
intrusted to ray care.
JNO. F. POWELL, J. W. POWELL.
Vienna, Ga, Ashb rn. Ga
JNO. F. POWELL & SON
Attorneys-at-Law.
We practice in all the courts,
and careful attention
to business placed in our
Employing one secures
of both, Business solic-
and inquirie s promptly ans-
THE CITY BARBER SHOP.
HAIU-DRES&ING—a specialty.
SHAVING—quick and oasy.
RAZORS—put in good fix on sh‘>r
notice.
Y'ou will always receive a cordial
welcome.
R. D. LAW, Proprietor.
AsiinuttN - Georgia.
Loup Cotton Gin. Patent adpied for. Bo-
tury stripper, no zipzap, runs smooth, pins foul
hales a day without injuring the staple. P» *'
ner wanted with r
money to manufacture.
H. D. Smitb. Ashhum. Ca. I